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What Is GitHub?

We have a suite of tools that enable a fully managed Application Development workflow. GitHub Repos enable open-source culture and best practices in your organization. GitHub Codespaces is a cloud dev environment that lets you code from anywhere. Use GitHub Actions to automate everything, including CI/CD. GitHub packages allow you to host packages and code in one place. GitHub provides a fully managed DevOps platform.

Who Uses GitHub?

Development teams at startups and small businesses to Fortune 50 companies use GitHub, every step of the way.

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Reviews of GitHub

Average score

Overall
4.8
Ease of Use
4.4
Customer Service
4.4
Features
4.7
Value for Money
4.6

Reviews by company size (employees)

  • <50
  • 51-200
  • 201-1,000
  • >1,001
Ramesh
Ramesh
IT Consultant in India
Verified LinkedIn User
Computer Software, 10,000+ Employees
Used the Software for: 6-12 months
Reviewer Source

GitHub product genuine review and feedback

5.0 last year

Pros:

GitHub facilitates collaborative development by providing a platform for version control, collaboration, and code review. Multiple contributors can work on the same project simultaneously, contributing to a more efficient and organized development process.

Cons:

GitHub heavily relies on internet connectivity. While Git itself supports offline work, certain GitHub-specific features and workflows are limited without an internet connection.

Michal
Software Engineer in Canada
Accounting, 501–1,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Github is the standard

5.0 3 weeks ago New

Comments: In general I work with github everyday, and it does everything i need it to do.

Pros:

Github is easy to use and has a friendly user interface. As a software engineer I enjoy interacting with it when merging PRs.

Cons:

There isn't much to not like about github, besides maybe the complexity of git itself.

Jessica
Jessica
Owner in US
Verified LinkedIn User
Hospitality, 2–10 Employees
Used the Software for: 1+ year
Reviewer Source

GitHub could be better but helps for feedback

3.0 2 years ago

Pros:

That it has answers for questions people don't normally ask without getting in trouble hHa

Cons:

I click on links that don't lead me to anything as it says

František
IT Tester Analyst in Czechia
Information Technology & Services, 51–200 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

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Honest Github review

5.0 3 months ago

Comments: I have been using Github for many years now, and I must say it improved a lot, visually, offering lot of features and high value providing integrations. One of the most important tools for a developer. Collaboration on Github is great, the automation improved a lot, and because of so many templates, its really easy to create a pipeline for you project. Github offers lot of addition services like Copilot, which can provide a lot of value, but it will cost you. I prefer Github over Gitlab.

Pros:

Lot of features, really nice UI & UX, lots of integrations which provide lot of value. CI&CD - Github actions is really great, project management inside Github repository. For smaller projects the pricing is friendly. And I would say its user friendly.

Cons:

Pricing is really big con for bigger organizations, cloud gets expensive here, and I am not even mentioning premium features. Github project management is really simple here, not many features, but for simple and small projects its sufficient.

Verified Reviewer
Verified LinkedIn User
Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 1,001–5,000 Employees
Used the Software for: 2+ years
Reviewer Source

Powerfull cloud-based GIT ALM tool

5.0 2 months ago

Comments: Mostly fast and easy to use web-interface and a great community if you have problems

Pros:

Powerfull cloud-based GIT ALM tool with great usability

Cons:

Some workflows are hard to understand or set up